The Self-Image Method™

You don't have
an ambition problem.
You have a self-image problem.

Dr. Alfred E. Smith has spent decades studying the one variable that explains why capable, driven people keep arriving at the same ceiling — and how to permanently move past it.

“We can never outperform the image we have of ourselves, but we can upgrade it.”

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The Self-Image Diagnostic

10 minutes. Behavioral science. Reveals the internal picture shaping your results right now — and exactly what to do about it.

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About Dr. Smith

Thirty years of watching people believe the wrong things about themselves.

For three decades, Dr. Alfred E. Smith stood in front of audiences and watched the same pattern repeat — not from lack of effort, but from a distorted internal picture.

He developed the Self-Image Method™ to give people a clear, structured path back to who they were before the world told them otherwise.

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Dr. Alfred Smith with John Maxwell
Certified & Credentialed

John Maxwell Certified Coach, Trainer & Speaker

PhD in Organizational Leadership · Master of Divinity · DISC Human Behavior Specialist · John Maxwell Certified. Built on decades of credentials, not a weekend seminar.

DIAGNOSTIC
The Front Door

Before coaching.
Before programs.
Start here.

The Self-Image Diagnostic reveals what is actually shaping your results right now — the patterns, the wiring, the internal picture that no resume or goal-setting exercise can reach.

"You don't rise to your goals, you fall to your self-image."

— Dr. Alfred E. Smith
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METHOD
Programs & Resources

Every path begins
with the Diagnostic

Once you know what you're working with, here's how we go deeper.

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Tailored Leadership Experience

6-week private engagement. Identity-level work. Built for your wiring.

$1,999
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Self-Image Audio Lab

Daily identity installs. One theme per month. It compounds.

Monthly
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DISC Assessment + X-Ray

Your behavioral wiring. What it costs you under pressure.

$169
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What Clients Say

Real names. Real results.

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My agents loved the Science of Sales seminar! Dr. A was engaging and made everything click. They had so many lightbulb moments and left feeling more confident about how to connect with their clients.

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Ally Cain
Atlantic Bay Mortgage
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Dr. Alfred Smith's Science of Sales presentation was a game-changer for me and my team. His insights into DISC personality traits provided a clear strategy for improving communication and influencing others by speaking their language.

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Teresa Brooks
Managing Broker, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
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Dr. A transformed our Real Estate Team when he did our DISC Building Great Teams session. Our atmosphere has changed and we learned how our DISC energies can help our office function at our most optimal level.

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The Work, Lived

He doesn't just teach this.
He lives it.

The Self-Image Method™ is the documented result of a man who rebuilt his own identity after loss, transition, and starting over.

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BOOKS
Published Works

Six books.
One body of work.

Personal · Identity
The
Image
I Choose
How I Reclaimed the Self
That Was Given Away
Dr. Alfred E. Smith, PhD

The Image I Choose

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The Flagship Work
The Self‑Image
Method
The Nine-Step System for Rebuilding Your Identity
Dr. Alfred E. Smith, PhD

The Self-Image Method™

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D
I
S
C
You Are Not
Difficult.
You Are
Wired.
The DISC Guide to Understanding Yourself
Dr. Alfred E. Smith, PhD

You Are Not Difficult. You Are Wired.

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Oh,
I'm
Leading
Now
The Leadership Book for People Who Swore They Weren't Leaders
Dr. Alfred E. Smith, PhD

Oh, I'm Leading Now

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The Self-Image Method™ for Sales
Sales · Identity
Stop
Selling.
Start
Leading.
Dr. Alfred E. Smith, PhD

Stop Selling. Start Leading.

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Same House,
Different
Wiring
Using DISC to Understand Your Family
Dr. Alfred E. Smith, PhD

Same House, Different Wiring

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